"Talking"
'Thinking'
Stressed Words
It had been three days of travel since Sesshoumaru joined the group. Kagome walked next to Inuyasha and looked ahead. Miroku and Sango traveled in the back watching Sesshoumaru travel in the middle. Jaken was pulling Ah and Un along as he glared at Inuyasha. Inuyasha sniffed the air and wrinkled his nose in disgust when he smelt hundreds of demons in one area. Kagome dropped her yellow backpack and noched an arrow as she shuddered from the evil she sensed.
"Can you feel it?" Kagome asked as she aimed her arrow into the forest.
"There is a great evil in this land," Miroku said as he got into a fighting position.
"Only Naraku can carry an evil like this," Sango said as took her Hiraikotsu from her back. Sesshoumaru looked into the woods with a frown.
"Shippo, take Rin and hide," Kagome said as without taking her eyes from the woods.
"Right," Shippo said as he ran over to Rin and jumped onto Ah and Un. They then took off into the sky leaving the group behind.
"What a disgusting scent," Jaken scoffed as he glared into the woods.
Everything went quiet as the wind stilled and snowflakes fell slowly from the sky. Kagome looked to her right and focused on a moving object. She listened to the crunching of snow as it came closer. She turned to her left and aimed her arrow above the youkai that walked towards them. She let go and fired into the sky. Inuyasha growled when the arrow landed in the middle of the youkai.
"What the hell? How could you miss?" Inuyasha yelled.
"Watch," Kagome said as she smiled.
The ground turned a pure blue as the Miko ki pulsed in circles around the youkai. The youkai froze in their movement as the ki flowed through their veins. The ki set a blue fire to them before they began to panic and roll around as they began to move again. They screamed and cursed as they banged themselves into trees and tried hopelessly to quench the fire. Sesshoumaru watched the scene with no emotion. Miroku and Sango stood in shock that Kagome had become so strong in ki. Jaken's jaw dropped and he looked up at Kagome.
'If she becomes any more powerful she might be able to beat Sesshoumaru-sama,' Jaken thought.
Inuyasha watched the scene as in mild awe and worry. Never in his life had he seen any Miko perform what he just saw. He looked over to Kagome and saw that she watched the seen with no remorse. He watched as she noched another arrow and aimed in front of them. Clapping filled the air as the group faced all directions. The youkai of the group faced where Kagome was aiming her arrow. The applause came to a stop when a figure stepped out from the shadows.
His red eyes scanned the field and the group. He looked over at his dead group of youkai and smirked. He turned his eyes back to the group and smiled at each one of them. His eyes lingered on Kagome and when their eyes met he smiled even more. Inuyasha unsheathed his Tetsusaiga and stepped in front of Kagome. Kagome lowered her arrow and watched as Naraku glared at Inuyasha. The wind began to pick up speed. Naraku's navy blue hakama waived in the wind as his watched the group.
"So you've managed to beat those pathetic youkai," Naraku casually said as he watched Inuyasha frown.
"If that's the best you have, then you're already dead," Inuyasha said as he smirked. Naraku frowned then smiled as he watched him.
"I would be dead if that power was yours, but it's not. It's that young Miko's," Naraku knowingly said.
"You leave her out of this," Inuyasha growled.
"Is the hanyou attached to another human?" Naraku mocked as he blinked three times.
"You bastard!" Inuyasha growled.
He swung his sword at him and Naraku landed on the blade effortlessly. He then jumped towards Sango and Miroku and scowled when Sesshoumaru attack him with his poison claws. The poison melted away parts of his outfit. Inuyasha quickly turned around to see Sango swing her Hiraikotsu at Naraku.
"You expect to beat me, when you couldn't even save your brother?" Naraku taunted. Sango yelled as she drew her sword and blindly attacked Naraku with her rage. He laughed as he dodged her swipes. He threw his arm forward and his branch like arm knocked her in the chest and sent her flying towards a tree. Kirara caught her and went up into the air.
"Here's your own doing!" Miroku yelled as released his wind tunnel. Naraku glared before he threw a Saimyosho hive at Miroku. He quickly covered his wind tunnel and cursed Naraku.
"Naraku! I can't forgive you for anything!" Kagome yelled as she released a sacred arrow. Naraku's eyes widened in fear as he barely missed the arrow. Kagome glared at Naraku as he slowly approached her. Inuyasha charged Naraku again and stabbed him in the back. Naraku laughed as he turned around and pulled himself closer down the blade.
"Kagome go run," Inuyasha ordered.
"I won't leave you!" She yelled back
"How touching," Naraku ridiculed.
"Get away you bastard!" Inuyasha growled as he pulled the sword left. He split Naraku in half.
"Go into the forest!" Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome hesitated before she nodded and ran into the forest. Once she was a few trees away she noched another arrow and aimed at Naraku's head. She released her arrow and split his head in half. Naraku fell over and a wooden puppet was revealed with a single black hair wrapped around it. Kagome shouldered her bow before a hand covered her mouth. She looked to her left and saw Naraku grinning at her.
"What have we here?" Naraku asked as he and Kagura took off on a feather with Kagome. Kagome struggled against his hold only to fail.
"Why the hell would he just send a wooden puppet?" Inuyasha asked as he crushed it under his foot.
"It seems that we may be getting closer to Naraku's lair," Miroku said.
"Why wouldn't he just send one of his incarnations after us?" Sango asked as she pulled her shirt back over her exterminator uniform.
"It was a distraction," Sesshoumaru calmly stated as he looked around the area and into the woods.
"What? Why would he distract us?" Inuyasha asked.
"Inuyasha! Where's Kagome?" Shippo asked as he jumped off Ah and Un and onto Miroku's shoulder.
"She's in the woods," Inuyasha stated.
"Your wench is not here," Sesshoumaru said as he patted Rin on the head.
"Kagome come out here!" Inuyasha yelled as he walked towards the woods.
Sango and Miroku looked towards each other when they heard no response. Shippo jumped off Miroku's shoulder as he ran towards the forest in worry. Inuyasha called out her name again before he sniffed the air. When he smelt that her scent was fading his eyes widened and he began to run around the woods. Sango and Miroku jumped on Kirara's back and took to the air. Rin looked into the woods before she ran off and began to search. Sesshoumaru walked over to the woods leaving Jaken by the dragon.
"She is not here," Sesshoumaru calmly said when he reached the woods.
"What the hell do you know about this?" Inuyasha growled as he approached Sesshoumaru.
"Smell more closely and you'll find Naraku's scent is stronger in this area," Sesshoumaru informed. Shippo took a deep breath and Inuyasha sniffed repeatedly to find that his half brother was right.
"Hurry we have to follow his scent!" Inuyasha yelled. He then took off in the direction of Naraku with hope to find Kagome.
Night had finally fallen over the land in their search for Naraku. The only thing they had found was Kagome's yellow backpack with everything emptied out and scattered. They had finally made camp once Kirara had tired out and Shippo had fallen asleep. Inuyasha had been pacing the area in extreme agitation. Sesshoumaru had finally become annoyed at the fact Inuyasha had been fidgeting and pacing.
"Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru called out.
"Shut up," Inuyasha growled as he scented the air.
"Rest else you will be useless," Sesshoumaru calmly said.
"How can I rest with… Naraku still out there?" He demanded to know.
"You must calm down else your anger will lead you to make unwise decisions," Sesshoumaru said as he stood up.
"Leave me alone! Why offer advise now and come into my life. It's not like you were in my life before." Inuyasha growled.
"You do not know my reasons, so don't question my decisions."
"I'll question you for any damn thing you do!"
"I know you are saddened at your wenches lost…"
"How the hell would you know what I feel? It's not like you've ever lost a loved one or anything," Inuyasha growled. Sesshoumaru stood up and walked over to Inuyasha. Inuyasha stepped back as he prepared for a fight. Inuyasha looked into his half-brother's eyes and noticed an emotion he couldn't identify. Sesshoumaru then released a toxic gas that effectively knocked Inuyasha out out.
"I know what you feel, I've lost more than you thought," Sesshoumaru whispered as he carried Inuyasha back to his friends.
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